How Does Inclusion of the Current Revenues and Expenditures of the Social

question 33

Multiple Choice

How does inclusion of the current revenues and expenditures of the Social Security trust fund into the budget calculation affect the reported budget deficit of the federal government when the trust fund experiences a surplus ?

• A) It increases the reported deficit.
• B) It reduces the reported deficit.
• C) It exerts no effect on the reported deficit.
• D) It increases the deficit during an economic boom but reduces it during a recession.

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